Vehicle wheel-rim.



J. A. ANGLADA. VEHICLE WHEEL RIM. APPLIUATION FILED OCT. 28, 19 l0.

Patented May 5, 19i4 UNID swine JOSEPH A. ANGiLADA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE AEZSIGNMENTS, T6 UNIVERSAL RIM COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE -WI-IEElib-RIM.

Specificationlof Letters Patent.

Patented May 5,1291% wheel. Tire carrying rims of this character are provided with flanges adapted to receive and retain the beads of thet-ire, and when these rims are constructed in one piece, as is usually the use, difieulty is experienced in stretching the beads or" the tire over the flanges in order to apply the tire to or remove it from the rim. \Vith one piece rims it is impossible to use tires with inextensible heads.

In the accompanying dr wings which form a part Ofillls specification, Figure 1 1s a side elevation showing my rim detached provided with the side flanges from the wheel and having, a pneumatic tire mounted thereon, the rim bein shown in dotted lines partially collapsed, ready to be removed tron'i the tire. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing a portion of a vehicle wheel with the rim and tire applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a section on line III-4H of Fig. '3, and Fig. l a section on line IVIV of liig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates the tire-ca rying rim 2, which rehile I ceire the heads 3 of the tire 4.. l

have illustrated this rim as a elencher rim, 1t

is obvious that it may be shaped to receive a straight-sided or other type ohtire.

The rim 1 is transversely split at the points 5, 6, and 7, the rim thus being divided into an approximately semicircular segment speetively. The segments 8 and 9 are per nianently secured together by means of a fiat resilient member or leaf spring; 11, prefer ably of spring steel, tlunends of which are riveted or other vise suitably secured to the rim segments. A similar resilient strip or sprin 12 secures the se ment 10 to the se b D b ment 9. A locking means of any desired na sure 1s provided between the segment 10 and .hicle wheels the segment 8 at the point 7 shown, the end ot the segment 10 has riveted to it a latch 13-, the end of which carries a lug 1%,

which enters a slot in the end of segment 8. The rim is preferably split at the point 7 on a plane inclined to a radius of the wheel.

For securing thev rim and tire upon the wheel any suitable means may be used, such as a series of wet 16 of the term shown in Figs. and at, these wedges having; portions entering between the folly band 17 mounted upon the wheel telly 18, and the inner surface of the tire-carrying rim 1. Tlie wedges in addition to retaining: the the carrying rim upon the wheel, as'ist in positively lmlding' the same in ex anded posi' tion, and eli'ectnally prevent the disengage ment of the lug l'l; from the slot 15. i

In the operation of my do lee, it will be seen that to apply a tire to the rim is merely necessary to collapse the rim as shown in dotted lines in Fig, 1, son slip the tire thereovcr. Hy reason of the fact that v the segments of the rim are connected by the t-lexible members or springs ll, this collapsing" can be readily aeeonmlished. After the tire has been slipped over the rim, the latter is expanded and the ends of the rim segments secured together at the point 'I. The rim and tire may then be scoured to the wheel by means at the wedges 1o, or in any other suitable manner.

llaving' thus doscri l one preferred embodiment of my ll'lTQlltlOll but without do siring, to limit myseli to the details setforth and illustrated, I claim:

1. A detachable tirem-ryin z; rim tor vensverst y split at plurality of points; the ends of said rim se ments at. one of said points at least do 'ri together by means of a strip of s; the ends of which are permanently to the inner sides'ot the rim segments.

2. A detachable tirewarr vingr rim for vehicle wheels t ansversely split into three segments, the adjacent ends of the first and second segments, and second and third segments being permanently but flexibly connested together, means being provided for separably connecting, the free ends of the third andfirst segments.

3. A transversely split integrally flanged re-carrying denio'antable'rizn ving a hole 153 in one end, in eemhnioftion with a rigid latch 13 fixed 0n the other and of the rim, 0nd of the rim, extending beni n erdendmg beneath the end containmg saui cnnmunn; and hole and hm'm hole and having :1 lug to snap into said E014 to connect said enfisi 4. An integrally flanged tirexnvrying dc mountable rim transversely split upon a. plane inclined to a radius of ihe having a 110M 15 in one and, in com inatima. Wiaha rigid lich member 0n the other and pimp unto S2118 016,10 s42 i said Quds 0f the rim.

JUSEPHQ EL. FslR'GIIAADA.

\Ji'tn DAVID 

